#VU16500 Cross-site scripting in phpMyAdmin


Published: 2018-12-12

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16500

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19970

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
phpMyAdmin
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: phpMyAdmin

Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Update to version 4.8.4.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.0.0 - 4.0.10.20, 4.1.0 - 4.1.14.8, 4.2.0 - 4.2.13.3, 4.3.0 - 4.3.13.3, 4.4.0 - 4.4.15.10, 4.5.0 - 4.5.5.1, 4.6.0 - 4.6.6, 4.7.0 - 4.7.9, 4.8.0 - 4.8.3


External links
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-8/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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